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Showkat Bakshi, 5 Family Members Injured In Police Firing

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Sept 24: Senior JKLF leader, Showkat Ahmed Bakshi, his mother, two sisters his niece and five others were wounded when police and paramilitary CRPF troopers opened fire on civilians at Bemina here on Friday evening. Authorities imposed strict curfew and restrictions across the Valley throughout More

Restrictions to continue: DM

Srinagar, Sept 24: While Hurriyat Conference (G) amended its protest calendar suspending the strike for 2 more days, i.e. Saturday and Sunday, the government has decided to continue with curfew and restrictions.“Restrictions will continue on Saturday morning. The situation will be reviewed in the More

Geelani to review protest calendar on Sunday

No Shutdown Today, Tomorrow

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Sept 24: Castigating the Government for clamping curfew on ‘no-strike days’, the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday said the next protest calendar would be formulated taking the date sheets of various examinations into consideration in what he said larger More

No direct Hajj flights from Srinagar airport

Authorities Aghast,Seek Intervention From State,GoI

Muddasir Ali

Srinagar, Sept 24: With Saudi Arabia-based airliners winning this year’s contract for Hajj flights, there will be no direct flights this year from Srinagar ‘International’ Airport to Jeddah to fly the pilgrims. Worried, the state Hajj Committee has asked the state government and the Central Hajj Committee More

Flights from October 10

Srinagar, Sept 24: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Asgar Samoon Friday convened a high level officers meeting for taking stock of the arrangementsmade for Hajj-2010, an official spokesman said.According to the spokesman, the Hajj flights will operate from October 10 this year. It was stated More

CLAMPDOWN TRIGGERS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

‘Kashmir Has Been Turned Into A Prison’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Sept 24: The continuous curfew for past nearly two weeks in the Valley has drastically affected normal life leading to humanitarian crisis and spurt in psychological disorders.Observers term the continuous curfew as collective punishment to the people while experts maintain that it will More

Govt Deptts, Civil Sectt deserted

The System Has Collapsed, Cry Officials

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sept 24: In the wake of continued and stringent curfew across Kashmir for the past 13 days, work in almost all government establishments, including the civil secretariat, has come to grinding halt, leaving the officials and public fuming.It is not only the educational institutions that More

Police, CRPF don’t honour curfew passes

Media-Persons Continue To Bear The Brunt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 24: Despite repeated assurances from the state government, the police and paramilitary forces are not honouring the fresh curfew passes, mainly of the media persons, issued by the district administration.On Friday, the Greater Kashmir staff faced tremendous difficulties in reaching More

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